Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone Phethai withering away the mercury dipped to 9° Celsius in at least three places in the state Thursday. Phulbani, Daringbadi and Sundargarh recorded the lowest temperature at 9° Celsius, said Meteorological Centre director HR Biswas here. “Though there is no cold wave in Odisha, temperature has started dropping in many places. The mercury will fall further, intensifying cold conditions,’’ Biswas said.
While the temperature fell to 10.6° Celsius in Angul, it was 10° Celsius in Keonjhar and 10.4° Celsius in Sonepur. The temperature is likely to remain 2 to 3° Celsius below normal in most parts of the state in the next few days, he said. Cold wind from the northern region has started sweeping into Odisha and is likely to intensify from Friday, the MeT said.